Hair crimper and curler



Aug. 14, 1923. A

F.' H. GRIFFITH 'HAIR GRIMPR AND cURLlmA A.curler constructed in accordance with this Patented Aug. 1923.

iran' STATES Y z FREDRICK GRIFFITH, JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAIR carivrrne ANDGURLER.

frpplication ledvDecember 4, 1922. Serial No. 604,786.

Crimpers and Curlers, of which the followy Vingis a specification.

The present invention relates to hair crimpers and curlers Van object of which1is to provide a relatively small device which may be conveniently engaged with the hair and effectively securedthereto for maintaining the hair in a rolled up or convoluted position to thereby effect a curl in the Vhair which lremains after the curling devices have been removed'. Y v

A (zo-ordinate object of the invention is to provide hair carried curling members which are preferably made of a special metal to cause'the hair to automatically adhere to said members, means also being provided to mechanically secure the hair to said members.

Other objects of the invention will .be apparent from the following description of the present `preferred form of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein :-Y i

Fig. l is Van elevational view of a .hair

invention illustrating its application;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hair curler per se; Y

Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view of the Vcurler illustrating its application; and Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the curler showing the manner of engaging the hair beneath the resilient clamping member.

Thel device of this invention consists especially of a cylindrical body 5 which in the present instance is shown as equipped with a core 6 which has a p'intle 7 extended from one end thereof offset from the longitudinal axis of the core. The opposite end of said core has alug or ear 8 extended therefrom.'

Both the pintle 7 and lug 8 lie beyond the terminals of the body 5. By preference, the body 5 is composed of a highly conductive metal since it has been found by experiment that a highly conductivemetal, such as copper, will cause automatic adherence of the hair, to a limited exten.

l t,.td thehperiphery of the body thereby facilitating engagement of the hair beneath mechanical clamping meanshereinafter described and furthermore effecting a more pronounced curl in the hair.

In order to start the hair on the body 5 a resilient clamping member 9'1is provided which in the present instance consists of a flat spring one end of which is inserted through a complemental opening in the periphery of said body adjacent'the lug 8. The spring is arranged to lie in parallelism with the body 5 and has the free end thereof terminated short of the end of the body 5 from which the pintle? projects. As shown in Fig. 4 the hair is first engaged beneath the clam p 9 pursuant -to which the body 5 is rotated so as to roll up orconvolute the hair on the body as shown in Fig. 3. In order to retain the hair in a convolutedV position on the body', a clasp l0 is provided which, in the present instance, consists of a rod, one end of which is engaged with the lug 8 and the .opposite end formed to provide a hook l1 which is engageable with the pintle 7. The rod 10 may likewise be made. of a resilient metal so as to flex under pressure and thereby automatically ,adjust itself to the amount of hair rolled up on the body 5.

The device above described will Vprovide. a convenient and edective means for curling the hair without causing undue inconvenience to the wearer thereof or without tearing the hair. It is to be understood, however, that various changes may be made in this invention such as to size, proportions of parts, materials, etc., within the scope of the appended claim` at is claimed is A hair curler including a cylindrical body equipped with terminal projections one of which is coincident with the longitudinal axis of the body and provided with an aperture and the other offset from said axis, and a wire strand one end of which is formed to provide an eye for engagement through the aperture of the first said projection and the opposite end formed to provide a hook for engagement with the other projection.

' In testimony whereof I azix my seal.

' FREDRICK H. GRIFFITH. 

